Public Affairs Intern

At Shipt, we are transforming the shopping experience and giving time back to consumers. Shipt Shoppers handpick everything from fresh groceries to household essentials, then deliver them to your door in as little as one hour.

The Corporate Communications team is looking for a Public Affairs intern to join us! We handle public relations, and internal and external communications, and support the messaging needs of teams across all functions within the company. Our ideal candidate is an intellectually curious team player who can communicate clearly and shows a willingness to learn. 

You will gain practical experience developing corporate content and working with cross-functional collaborators to accomplish a variety of goals.  

Your Responsibilities 

• Help develop content for Shipt’s newsroom, news social media, and internal communications channels
• Support our internal content creation by helping with the company intranet, newsletters, content calendars, and enterprise-level messaging
• Provide media relations assistance by writing first-draft press releases, first-draft newsroom articles, building media lists, and helping with local media pitches
• This position will rotate to provide support for Shipt’s Corporate Communications, Consumer Communications, Product, Business, Technology, and Public Affairs teams as needed

About Shipt

Shipt is a retail tech company that connects people to reliable, high-quality delivery with a personal touch. Through a community of Shipt Shoppers and a convenient app, Shipt provides personal shopping and delivery to members from a curated marketplace of retailers and offers members access to a variety of stores and product categories including fresh foods, household essentials, wellness products, and pet supplies. Available to 80% of households in more than 5,000 U.S. cities, we’re here to create something big, and we want all the inspired, brilliant help we can get.

This is a paid internship opportunity for Summer 2024. Our program will run for 10 weeks, beginning on Monday, June 3, 2024, and ending on Friday, August 9, 2024. Full program participation is required of all interns. Interns are expected to maintain a consistent full-time work schedule throughout their internship.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, religion or religious belief, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, military or veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Please inform your recruiting contact upon initial connection if you need any accommodations.